Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 8-3104

Current with changes through the 2024 First Special Legislative Session

Section 8-3104 - Recommended benchmark replacement; selection or use; effects; treatment; not subject to liability or certain claims

(1) The selection or use of a recommended benchmark replacement as a benchmark replacement under or in respect of a contract, security, or instrument by operation of section 8-3103 shall constitute:

(a) A commercially reasonable replacement for and a commercially substantial equivalent to LIBOR;

(b) A reasonable, comparable, or analogous term for LIBOR under or in respect of such contract, security, or instrument;

(c) A replacement that is based on a methodology or information that is similar or comparable to LIBOR; and

(d) Substantial performance by any person of any right or obligation relating to or based on LIBOR under or in respect of a contract, security, or instrument.

(2) Any LIBOR discontinuance event or LIBOR replacement date, selection or use of a recommended benchmark replacement as a benchmark replacement, or determination, implementation, or performance of benchmark replacement conforming changes that occurs by operation of section 8-3103 shall not:

(a) Be deemed to impair or affect the right of any person to receive a payment, or affect the amount or timing of such payment, under any contract, security, or instrument; or

(b) Have the effect of (i) discharging or excusing performance under any contract, security, or instrument for any reason, claim, or defense, including, but not limited to, any force majeure or other provision in any contract, security, or instrument, (ii) giving any person the right to unilaterally terminate or suspend performance under any contract, security, or instrument, (iii) constituting a breach of a contract, security, or instrument, or (iv) voiding or nullifying any contract, security, or instrument.

(3) No person shall have any liability for damages to any person or be subject to any claim or request for equitable relief arising out of or related to the selection or use of a recommended benchmark replacement or the determination, implementation, or performance of benchmark replacement conforming changes, in each case, by operation of section 8-3103, and such selection or use of the recommended benchmark replacement or such determination, implementation, or performance of benchmark replacement conforming changes shall not give rise to any claim or cause of action by any person in law or in equity.

(4) The selection or use of a recommended benchmark replacement or the determination, implementation, or performance of benchmark replacement conforming changes, by operation of section 8-3103, shall be deemed to:

(a) Not be an amendment or modification of any contract, security, or instrument; and

(b) Not prejudice, impair, or affect any person's rights, interests, or obligations under or in respect of any contract, security, or instrument.

(5) Except as provided in either subsection (1) or (3) of section 8-3103, the LIBOR Transition Act shall not be interpreted as creating any negative inference or negative presumption regarding the validity or enforceability of:

(a) Any benchmark replacement that is not a recommended benchmark replacement;

(b) Any spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining a spread adjustment, that is not a recommended spread adjustment; or

(c) Any changes, alterations, or modifications to or in respect of a contract, security, or instrument that are not benchmark replacement conforming changes.

Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 8-3104

Laws 2022, LB 707, § 4.

Added by Laws 2022, LB 707,§ 4, eff. 4/19/2022.